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Gas Drive Off

Monday, November 26, 2012

From Driver's Seat, 'I'm Not Driving' Story Doesn't Hold Up

Surveillance footage showed a man try twice to pump gas at the Open Pantry, then drive off when he was denied without prepayment. The footage blew up the story that he wasn't driving the car.

A 29-year-old Milwaukee man had a run-in with Bayside Police, whose attempts at pumping gas at Open Pantry led to a citation for operating without a license.  An Open Pantry employee called Bayside Police at 1:15 a.m. Nov. 12 to report a gas drive-off. When officers arrived, the employee said a man had driven to the gas station on two occasions that night, then left after the employee told the man he would have to prepay for gas because his car only had a temporary license plate, the police report said. Police found a car matching the description the employee gave sitting on the side of the road in the 9100 block of North Port Washington Road. They walked up to the car and the driver, later identified as a 29-year-old Milwaukee man, said …

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

River Hills Man Tries to Steal Gas From Open Pantry

Police caught up with him at his home and escorted him back to the gas station to pay for the $20 of gas he ran off with.

Bayside Police were called to Open Pantry for a gas drive off but what the the thief didn't know is officers would soon be paying him a visit at his home.  Just before 10 a.m. on May 29, police came to the gas station and spoke with an employee who was able to provide a license plate number for the car that drove off with the five gallons of gas. Police traced that number to the registered owner in River Hills.  Police went to the man’s house and a matching vehicle was in the driveway with a man waslking into the garage. They asked him if he had just purchased gas at the Open Pantry. He said yes, but could not provide a receipt for the credit card purchase he claimed he made.  The man and police went back to the gas station where he paid …

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Crime Corner: Fender Bender, Gas Drive Off and Another OWI

Reports from Fox Point and Bayside police departments.

A 28-year-old Illinois man was arrested after having a few drinks at Speakeasy and turning into the oncoming lane of traffic Sunday. He was traveling down East Bradley Road in front of an officer 2:07 a.m. Sunday when he drifted into the oncoming lane of traffic. The car stopped, and turned onto North Santa Monica Boulevard, turning into the oncoming traffic lane again when the officer activated his lights and pulled the car over. While speaking with the driver, the officer could smell alcohol, and his eyes were bloodshot and glossy the report said. He said he'd had two glasses of wine at Speakeasy, 600 W. Brown Deer Road, prior to driving. Said he started drinking at 10:30 p.m. and had his last one at 1:45 a.m. He was arrested for …

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